Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, will be built into an international tourist city highlighting its unique plateau and ethnic characteristics. According to the Overall Plan for Lhasa (2009-2020) approved by the State Council, it ... Read More>>
The 6th Namco International Hiking Meeting will be held in Lhasa from September 5th to 9th. Well known economic and cultural scholars, photographers, hiking enthusiasts, foreign visitors and journalists will be participating in this year’s hike. ... Read More>>
Tibet Wednesday started construction on its fifth civil airport in the southwest China's autonomous region, according to local authorities. The government would invest a total RMB 480 million (70 million U.S. dollars) in the airport in Xigaze, the ... Read More>>
"Zhang Jingwu and the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet", a picture album in Enlgish, introducing Zhang Jinwu and his great work in his 15 years' stay in Tibet, is to face readers with a large amount of precious high-quality photos in March 2009. Currently, if ... Read More>>
On March 27th, flights of China Eastern Airlines from Lhasa to Kunming officially resumed services. The flights take off at 11:35 from Lhasa, arrive in Shangri-La at 13:15 for a 40-minute break and land in Kunming at 14:55. Read More>>
Because the winter and spring seasons were especially dry this year, offering little to no rainfall accumulation, the man-made lake in the square leading up to Potala Palace has all but dried up; and in order to allow visitors to enjoy the reflection of the ... Read More>>
Nyingchi Peach Blossom Festival in the Tibet Autonomous Region that opened on March 15 has attracted many tourists from home and abroad as it gets warmer. Content and photo From: China Tibet Information Center Read More>>
Tibetans living in various parts of southwest China's Tibet have different time arrangements and customs for the Tibetan Losar (new year). Lhasa As for the Tibetan New Year in Lhasa, the preparatory stage is considered the most distinctive in feature. Just ... Read More>>
Workers set up the structure of a rostrum in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 22, 2009. Celebrations will be held on March 28 in Lhasa to mark the first Serfs Emancipation Day, which falls on March 28. Content and photo ... Read More>>
Tibet relevant government invested RMB 330 million to maintain the Potala Palace, Norbu Lingka and the Sakya Monastery which will be completed in the second half of 2009. At present, the Potala Palace and Norbu Lingka have been listed as world cultural ... Read More>>
300 limited-edition Tibetan Barbies are shown at the Gonggar Airport of Lhasa with the price of 3,000 yuan per one. All these Tibetan Barbies named "Fu Ximei" are designed by Europeans with eyes made in Germany, hair made in Japan. They all dressed in ... Read More>>
On Jan. 17th 2009, the Tibet China Mobile TD base station was completed and the first TD call was successfully gotten through. It is the first TD base station in Lhasa completed and in use, which means Tibet has entered the 3G era. Read More>>
A new shorter Lhasa-Lanzhou flight route will be opening in the near future. The new Lhasa-Lanzhou (via Yushu) flight route, which is 260 km shorter than the previous route, and is expected to take less than two hours, completed its first trial runs on ... Read More>>
Visiting remote parts of Tibet will be easier in the future as the region is expected to have five civil airports by 2010, a senior official said. The government will pour more than RMB 3 billion ($440,000) into the projects. The airport in Nyingchi ... Read More>>
News from the Tibetan Tourism Bureau is that from April 2009 Tibet will be re-opened to foreign tourists, as well as to tourists from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau. It is understood that with the reopening of Namu Lake, which is regarded as the "lake in the ... Read More>>
A documentary named "Story of Tibetan serfs" was shown on CCTV-4 at 22:00 on March 5th to mark the 50th anniversary of the region's Democratic Reform. The documentary exposed the dark society of feudal serfdom under theocratic ruling, the miserable life of ... Read More>>
There are 56 Tibetan-type ancient courtyards in the old district of Lhasa, renovation on three of the courtyards started in 2008. The renovation of the Pingkang and Bodacang courtyards will be completed in 2009 and open to May Day visitors as scenic spots. Read More>>
China will conclude the third round of large-scale renovations on the Taer Monastery in northwest China's Qinghai Province by the end of 2009, said a monastery official here Monday. Two of the four temples, the Great Temple of Golden Tiles and Jiujian ... Read More>>
The Tibetan New Year of 2009 is on Feb. 25th and it will last for 15 days. Now festive goods are sold in the Chongsaikang market, such as sapodilla, dried meat and more. Read More>>
A RMB 330 million (48 million U.S. dollars) preservation project on the Potala Palace, Norbu Lingka Palace and Sagya Monastery, three of the most important relics in Tibet, are expected to be completed late this year.The work began in 2002. The Potala ... Read More>>
Grand celebrations will be held on March 28 to mark Serfs Emancipation Day in Lhasa and Beijing, Qiangba Puncog, chairman of the Tibet regional government, said on Thursday. The setting of Serfs Emancipation Day is welcomed in Tibet, where 95 percent of ... Read More>>
Chinese tourism agencies have stopped issuing the relevant documents needed for foreigners to enter Tibet. This temporary entry ban comes around the three-year anniversary of the 2008 March riots, which started in Lhasa and spread to other areas with high ... Read More>>
An inbound trial flight from Xiamen landed successfully at the Gonggar Airport in Lhasa on December 13th, paving the wave for the expected opening of two new flight routes –Xiamen-Lhasa and Fuzhou-Lhasa – on January 15th. The trip from Fuzhou to ... Read More>>
Suspended the since September, 2009, the Hainan Airlines Lhasa-Xi'an flight resumed service on May 16th. The flights, be serviced by Airbus A319 aircraft, are scheduled for once a day. Departure time from Xi'an’s Xianyang International Airport is ... Read More>>